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| 7420113 | Rendition style determination apparatus and method On the basis of performance event information, at least two notes to be sounded in succession or in an overlapping relation to each other are detected, and a tone pitch difference between the detected at least two notes is detected. Tone pitch difference limitation ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7411123 | Method for transforming image into music The invention is a method for transforming image into music, more particularly, is a method for transforming image into sound at first and then editing the sound into music. In the method, the dynamic image or static image is captured by using the image capture appa... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7368652 | Music search system and music search apparatus A time-series signal input section 205 inputs a time-series signal whose on state and off state are repeated alternately. A similar rhythm search section 206 searches a plurality of pieces of rhythm data stored in a data storage section for rhythm data... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7335834 | Musical composition data creation device and method An apparatus and a method for making music data each perform converting an input audio signal indicative of a music piece into a frequency signal indicative of magnitudes of frequency components at predetermined time intervals; extracting frequency components corres... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332667 | Automatic performance apparatus An automatic performance apparatus comprises a storage device that stores performance data and accompaniment data having a plurality of sections, a detector that detects a specific note in the performance data, a reproduction device that simultaneously reproduces th... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7319185 | Generating music and sound that varies from playback to playback A method and apparatus for the creation and playback of music, audio and sound; such that each time a composition is played back, a different sound sequence is generated in the manner previously defined by the artist. During composition creation, the artist's defini... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7288711 | Chord presenting apparatus and storage device storing a chord presenting computer program CPU 31 reads out plural chord data which are stored in external storage device 34 or the like and represent a series of chords, and presents to a user the chords represented by the chord data. In presenting the chords to the user, display 21 or ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7273978 | Device and method for characterizing a tone signal For characterizing a tone signal a sequence of quantized entry times for each of at least two tone sources over time is provided on the basis of a quantization raster. Hereupon, a common period length underlying the at least two tone sources is determined using the ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7250567 | Automatic musical composition classification device and method An automatic musical composition classification device and method that allow a plurality of musical compositions to be automatically classified based on the melody similarity. Chord progression pattern data representing a chord progression sequence for each of the p... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7240012 | Speech recognition status feedback of volume event occurrence and recognition status A user interface is described that informs the user as to the status of the operation of a voice recognition application. The user interface displays an indicator, such as a volume bar, each time that the voice recognition application records and identifies a volume... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7227074 | Transport control for initiating play of dynamically rendered audio content A transport control, e.g., for use with an audio content playing device, the transport control for initiating play of dynamically rendered audio content selections that are rarely, if ever, played the same way twice is provided. The transport control includes a play... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223912 | Apparatus and method for converting and delivering musical content over a communication network or other information communication media User enters information of a melody or other musical material and, when necessary, desired parameters. The input information and parameters are transmitted to a server via a network or other communication media. On the basis of the received musical material and para... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223911 | Portable telephone set with reproducing and composing capability of music A music apparatus is provided in a portable terminal set having a plurality of controls. In the music apparatus, a storage stores a plurality of performance patterns. An allocating section allocates the plurality of the performance patterns to the plurality of the c... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220912 | Digital guitar system A digital guitar system and method includes a digital guitar and a digital guitar interface device, and a method of converting a conventional guitar into a digital guitar. The guitar is adapted to generate analog audio signals, convert those signals into digital sig... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7212213 | Color display instrument and method for use thereof A method for graphically displaying on a display device, a musical note in a range of notes within an octave, in a range of octaves. The method including, determining the display attributes of a reference octave selected from the range of octaves, receiving a musica... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7202407 | Tone material editing apparatus and tone material editing program There are provided tone material editing apparatus and program. The tone material editing apparatus is connected to a tone material providing apparatus that provides tone material data. Video data stored in the tone material editing apparatus is reproduced. The tone... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203647 | Speech output apparatus, speech output method, and program A speech output apparatus is disclosed, which can allow the user to easily catch synthetic speech when the synthetic speech is output upon being superposed on a music output. The apparatus output can output a music and synthetic speech that indicates contents of inf... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203286 | Method and apparatus for combining ambient sound effects to voice messages A voice-mail platform in which a voice message can be combined with a sound sample such that the combined message contains background noise to enhance the persuasiveness of the message. The voice message and the sound sample may be stored either together or separate... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7194676 | Performance retiming effects on synchronized data in an editing system A retiming function that defines a rampable retiming effect is used to generate new audio and video samples at appropriate output times. In particular, for each output time, a corresponding input time is determined from the output time by using the retiming function... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189914 | Automated music harmonizer In the field of music, good practice in the writing of harmony has been encapsulated in an extensive set of formal rules. It is a difficult and tedious mental task to check music for compliance. However, music so harmonized almost always sounds pleasing. In the pres... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7170978 | Voice mail service where the caller can choose among different message types This invention presents a method to provide a more enhanced voice message system to subscribers of a voice message service, where a calling party can receive more detailed information about the called subscriber and in different kind of formats. This is done by givi... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164075 | Music session support method, musical instrument for music session, and music session support program A music session support method which enables each of players in a music session which is performed via a network to immediately recognize whether or not the other players are in the state of being able to participate in the session. A session support apparatus 10... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7157638 | System and methodology for musical communication and display A workstation system produces a display presentation of a selected performance composition (e.g., a musical composition) responsive to composition data and responsive to one or both of input variables and a selected operating mode. The workstation can communicate wi... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7151214 | Interactive multimedia apparatus The apparatus (1) comprises a guitar (3) having strings (42) operable by a user to generate electric signals, a control unit (2), storage means for a simulation backing track in any desired multi-media file format and audio/audio-visual e... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7142196 | Geographical data markup on a personal digital assistant (PDA) A method, system, and article of manufacture provide the ability to redline or mark up geographic information on a personal digital assistant (PDA). An application on the PDA is configured to obtain map data from a server and display the map data on a screen of the ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7143039 | Providing menu and other services for an information processing system using a telephone or other audio interface A method and system for providing efficient menu services for an information processing system that uses a telephone or other form of audio user interface. In one embodiment, the menu services provide effective support for novice users by providing a full listing of... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7109407 | Chord presenting apparatus and storage device storing a chord presenting computer program CPU 31 reads out plural chord data which are stored in external storage device 34 or the like and represent a series of chords, and presents to a user the chords represented by the chord data. In presenting the chords to the user, display 21 or ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7105731 | Low noise vibrating string transducer An apparatus and method for amplifying low amplitude vibrations from stringed instruments, and in particular guitars while reducing Gaussian and 60 Hz hum noise from the signal. In particular, the invention incorporates the use of one or more bipolar magnets in conj... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7105734 | Array of equipment for composing The invention relates to a novel array or piece of equipment (100) for providing assistance while composing musical compositions at least by means of acoustic reproduction during and/or after composing musical compositions or the like which are played on virt... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094964 | Music performance data processing method and apparatus adapted to control a display Performance data processing apparatus includes a memory for storing settings input by a user and a processor for performing various control in accordance with the settings stored in the memory. Performance data are displayed in one or more display forms desired by t... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7062437 | Audio renderings for expressing non-audio nuances Methods, systems, computer program products, and methods of doing business by adapting audio renderings of non-audio messages (for example, e-mail messages that are processed by a text-to-speech translator) to reflect various nuances of the non-audio information. Au... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7053292 | Device comprising a sound signal generator and method for forming a call signal This device (1) enables the user to personalize the call signal (ringing) which it is called on to deliver. This personalization consists of transforming a melody (FIG. 1) which the user hums into his microphone in order to transform it into a polyphon... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7047200 | Voice recognition status display A user interface is described that informs the user as to the status of the operation of a voice recognition application. The user interface displays an indicator, such as a volume bar, each time that the voice recognition application records and identifies a volume... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7026537 | Multiplexing system for digital signals formatted on different standards, method used therein, demultiplexing system, method used therein computer programs for the methods and information storage media for storing the computer programs A user is fingering a piece of music on an electronic piano in ensemble with the playback of a piece of music recorded in a compact disc; while the user is playing the piece of music, the electronic piano generates MIDI music data codes representative of the fingeri... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7026538 | Tone generation apparatus to which plug-in board is removably attachable and tone generation method therefor To a tone generation apparatus is removably attachable a plug-in board for generating a tone on the basis of performance information and extending the tone generating function of the tone generation apparatus. Tone color name information and tone color parameter nam... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7012182 | Music apparatus with motion picture responsive to body action A performance processing apparatus is operable by an operation device and equipped with a sound device and a display device. In the apparatus, a storing section stores song data representative of a music sound constituting a music song, and stores image data represe... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7003083 | Selectable audio and mixed background sound for voice messaging system Methods, systems, computer program products, and methods of doing business by selectably mixing one or more sound files with a telephone caller's voice message, either as background for that message or embedded within the message. Or, the mixing may occur within a t... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6984781 | Music formulation A method for formulating music, methods for formulating individual musical elements for utilization in formulating music, and methods for expanding and/or modifying the musical elements for utilization in formulating music. The musical elements are mathematically de... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6924425 | Method and apparatus for storing a multipart audio performance with interactive playback A computer-readable medium stores a data structure that encodes an audio performance for interactive playback. The data structure includes a virtual instrument pool, which encodes an interactive part of the audio performance. Audio content of the interactive part is... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6909041 | Sound field control method and sound field control system Reverberation characteristics of an original sound field and a reproduction sound field are measured and a difference between the reverberation characteristics is obtained. A reflected sound pattern added to reproduction sound is calculated so that the reverberation... | 06/21/2005 |